Successful pregnancy after rituximab in a women with recurrent in vitro fertilisation failures and anti-phospholipid antibody positive

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 531-533

  Ng, C T ^a   O'Neil, M ^a   Walsh, D ^b   Walsh, T ^b   Veale, D J ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Sims International Fertility Clinic   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anti phospholipid antibodies; Implantation failures; Infertility; Rituximab

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RITUXIMAB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVE BIRTH; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, MURINE-DERIVED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79955013746     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-008-0265-5     Document Type: Article

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